Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Some Wikipedia-history ...In May, 1974 Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front wheel drive long-range replacement of the Beetle.Later Golf variations included the Golf GTI (introduced in June, 1976),a Diesel-powered version (from September, 1976),a notchback saloon version called Jetta (from October, 1979),the Cabriolet (from January, 1980) and aGolf-based pickup, the VW Caddy.In North America the Golf Mk1 was sold as the Volkswagen Rabbit.As of 2008, the Golf Mk1 is still being produced in South Africa!